The 3D effect is just from sprite stacks, where you draw sprites from bottom to top with Y offsets of -1 (or in my case -0.5, because it looked cooler). Additionally, you can adjust the lighting of each layer as you go, which will give a good 3D effect (I only used it for the player, really -- you can hit 'n' in-game to toggle it for everything to use). I used https://github.com/DarkDes/AsepriteSpriteStackEd with Aseprite to help with this, though I had to modify it to allow floating point layer offsets.
I didn't realize you could "skip" the "plot twist" with the visuals until I saw one of the screenshots you added. Clever not giving it up, it's super cool when it happens, it caught me totally off guard.
The polish on the map visuals is really something else, all the effects you added really enhance the graphics and the mood. Overall, it's an excellent game entry as always.
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Very nice visual design and sound atmosphere. And fun to play, too. Great job.
How did you accomplish the 3D look?
The 3D effect is just from sprite stacks, where you draw sprites from bottom to top with Y offsets of -1 (or in my case -0.5, because it looked cooler). Additionally, you can adjust the lighting of each layer as you go, which will give a good 3D effect (I only used it for the player, really -- you can hit 'n' in-game to toggle it for everything to use). I used https://github.com/DarkDes/AsepriteSpriteStackEd with Aseprite to help with this, though I had to modify it to allow floating point layer offsets.
I was not aware sprite stacks, they look incredibly versatile and powerful. The resulting aesthetics are a nice bonus, too. Very cool.
I didn't realize you could "skip" the "plot twist" with the visuals until I saw one of the screenshots you added. Clever not giving it up, it's super cool when it happens, it caught me totally off guard.
The polish on the map visuals is really something else, all the effects you added really enhance the graphics and the mood. Overall, it's an excellent game entry as always.
Hah, glad you noticed. Cheatcodes are useful. :)
Yeah, I tried to do a lot of little things to enhance the mood and graphics. At least I got to rush in some gameplay and maps to show it off, haha.
Thanks!